呀
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(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,156 U+5440
How 呀 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 牙 (phonetic, yá)
How to remember it
wow! · Heisig RSH #1416
口 mouth + tusk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 牙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 牙 (yá) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙 sound component | yá | tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated |
| 雅 | yǎ | elegant, graceful, refined |
| 鸦 | yā | crow; Corvus species (various) |
| 芽 | yá | bud, shoot, sprout |
| 讶 | yà | amazed, surprised; to express surprise |
| 伢 | yá | child |
| 岈 | yá | the name of a mountain |
| 枒 | yá | coconut tree; edge, rim |
| 蚜 | yá | aphid, plant louse |
| 玡 | yá | used in place names |
| 迓 | yà | to receive a guest |
Words containing 呀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呀诺达 | Yā nuò dá | Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan |
| 天呀 | tiān ya | Heavens!; My goodness! |
| 呀呀学语 | yā yā xué yǔ | see 咿呀學語|咿呀学语[yi1 ya1 xue2 yu3] |
| 咿呀学语 | yī yā xué yǔ | (of a baby) to babble |
| 欧咪呀给 | ōu mī yā gěi | (Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, … |
| 吱呀 | zhī yā | (onom.) creaking |
| 啊呀 | ā yā | interjection of surprise; Oh my! |
| 吽呀 | óu yá | variant of 吽牙[ou2 ya2] |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |